1 Samuel 14:11:21 Sam.14.11.W2TAB
שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם
sheneihem
“the two of them”
- Transliteration
- she-NEI-hem
- Extended
- sheh-NEE-hem
- IPA
- /ʃəneːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-NEI-hem
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem
- clause
va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem el-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem el-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM hi-NE iv-rim yo-tse-IM min-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the sequential marker vayiggalu {וַיִּגָּלוּ | wayyiggalu} ‘and they revealed themselves’, a Nifʿal stem with vav-consecutive that highlights deliberate self-exposure by shneihem {שְׁנֵיהֶם | šnêhem} ‘the two of them’ (Jonathan and his armorbearer).
In context — 1 Samuel 14:11
Then the two of them revealed themselves to the Philistine outpost, and the Philistines said, “Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they had hidden .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם (sheneihem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.14.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.11.W2.S1) and character.